Ultramodern4

The mission of U4 is to present 4th EDITION D&D rules for use in non-fantasy settings. These include pre-modern settings, contemporary settings, and those that are far flung fantastic and futuristic. U4 is perfectly suited for any of these following campaigns:

Cyberpunk Espionage Modern warfareSpace operaTechnofantasyUrban fantasyWild west, with or without aliens

U4 has no included setting, allowing you to explore the rules in whatever context you wish. The rules are offered in a general way, not assuming any time period. The equipment lists a wide range of various firearms. Though most are modern, there are quite a few that are retro and futuristic.

Features:

The new "Ladder" system which offers more adjustability with character creation. Modify your class with one of seven ladders.

Eleven new classes including sniper, faceman, infiltrator, and the grappler.

New armor including powered combat suits.

New skills & feats.

All new weapons including traditional firearms, rocket launchers, and laser rifles.

Finally, a modern ruleset for 4e! I liked d20 Modern well enough, I really did. It introduced certain elements like Damage Threshold (making guns very scary things even when the PCs had buckets of HP), heroes based directly off of a particular stat, [...]

It seems I deleted my previous review trying to edit it ... (is what happens when the site doesn't have all the buttons for other languages) ... so I'll put a short version of it. If you wan't a d20 Modern version of D&D 4e ... this is it. Have [...]

Ultramodern 4 is a sci-fi rpg and you are going to need Dungeons and Dragons 4 editions rulebook. Now, this book was written before Essentials in mind, so just remember that. Also, this book is a mixture of D20modern and D20future. The ladder system [...]

As a long time fan of Chris Diaz's work, I must say this is among the best he's done. I hope to see more books from Diaz as quickly as possible. If you want to run a Post-Apocalyptic or modern/near future game, this book is for you. He's evolved 4e into [...]

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